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Household of William Renton (born 1842, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

William Renton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Renton, born in 1842 in Greenlaw, Berwickshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Renton, born in 1839 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mark (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and George (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, William Renton, born in 1857 in Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland.


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William Renton's household

Male

William

Renton

Head
Female

Margaret

Renton

Wife
Male

William

Renton

Son
Female

Margaret

Renton

Daughter
Male

Mark

Renton

Son
Female

Isabella

Renton

Daughter
Male

George

Renton

Son
Male

William

Renton

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Renton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Renton

Head

Married

39

1842

Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland

Margaret

Renton

Wife

Married

42

1839

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

William

Renton

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Renton

Daughter

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mark

Renton

Son

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Renton

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Renton

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Renton

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland

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